Cross Breeds

when cats are in heat do they act different and make funny noises?

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1. yes and keep sticking their butts in the air
2. OHHHHH YES its worse if they find a mate...then it gets REAL loud.
3. Yes they do. Only if it is in the 100 degrees weather.
4. yes, and being brother and sister doesn't stop them either
5. oh yeah, they usually meow louder and more often. They'll back up to anything.
6. Yes. Essetially they're super-crazy-mondo-horny and have no outlet. Think of every blue-balls joke you've ever heard. Like most guys, they'll make it sound like they're in great suffering.
7. Are you talking about a male or female. The female will howl very loudly. Also is the cat an indoor or outdoor cat? That can make all the difference in their behavior. The female tends to rub up against things with her tail in the air!
8. Oh yes. That's why show cats/dogs are given to shelters/other families when they go into heat, because at that point they aren't showable.
9. <big>LOL yeah they wine all the time too. their so annoying ugh.
10. mine sure do..lol!! They get VERY playful and loves everyone even people they liked before. lol They shake there tail and howl all night.
11. when our kitten is in heat, he sticks out his tongue and starts breathing hard. we usually put him in front of the a/c wherever its closest.
12. Yep
13. All female cats (or queens) that have not been spayed will come in heat (or estrus) at stages in their lives. This may happen from as young as the age of 4 months and recur seasonally (usually summer seasons with more daylight). The cat stays in heat for normally 4-6 days and during the summer season will come in heat again every 2-3 weeks. These periods may vary widely. The cat will come out of heat and the cycles will end once the cat has mated or the season ends. After giving birth a female cat may come in heat again in as soon as 7 days although this usually happens after about 4 weeks. How to tell if your cat is in heat It is fairly easy to tell when your female cat is in estrus, because all cats in heat display similar symptoms. The first sign is that the cat will become overly affectionate and rub her rear and even head or neck against all objects, other cats and her owners. The easiest and most obvious way to tell when your cat is in heat, is the call. Your cat will produce a very different, loud long howl. This is to let other male cats in the area know that she is in estrus and her calling will continue until she mates. A cat in heat will also bend her body in a mating position, with her rear raised, tail in the air and tread around in the same place. She also lifts her tail and sprays urine on objects. This is usually done on vertical objects like walls, doors and furniture rather than on the floor or carpet. This urine usually has a more serious odor than the odor left when urinating normally. Cat urine produced when in heat contains more estrogen, and this extreme cat urine smell lets male cats know your cat is in heat. If your female cat shows most of these above symptoms, the chances are almost 100% that she is in heat! Male cats that notice a female cat in heat will also change their behavior. They will become more restless and also spray their urine on objects. They may also start calling and howling, becoming more aggressive and territorial.